The finals will be held in tokyo with prizes worth a total of 900,000 u. S. Dollars. Esports or competitive videogaming is making headlines as a new spin on traditional sports. Game genres include combat sports, racing and soccer. In some placace the number of global competitors at over 100 million. At the 2018 asian games in indonesia, esports w were featud as a demonstration sport. At the 2022 games in china, they will become an official sport. Both public and private groups in hong kong are working together to expand its esports industry. Well b be connecting other neighboring cities, and we can be a hub for esports. The citys first dedicated esports venue has been built in central hong kong. Its one of the biggest such faces in asia. A top Corporate Group has put together a progaming team and plans to take them global. There are even Training Programs in schools specializing in esports. Esports is attraracting attenti from across the globe. Hong kong citizens and its government hav
Is pushing for england to win the second ashes test, despite five sessions having been lost to rain. And foreign correspondents based in london give an outsiders view of events in the uk in this weeks dateline thats in half an hour. Good morning. Ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a Police Officer in berkshire who was dragged along a road by a vehicle. Pc Andrew Harper, who was 28, died on thursday evening while responding to reports of a burglary. Flags have been flying at half mast across the Thames Valley force area, in memory of the officer, who married only four weeks ago. Our correspondent simonjones is at the scene and i spoke to him a little earlier. Morning. There is still a big Police Presence at the scene here where pc harper lost his life. This part of the road remains cordoned off and if we have another look at the other side of the afor, a lot of offices there as part of an ongoing investigation. We believe pc harp
Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, today millions of americans will celebrate our nations 243rd birthday, but for the first time a sitting u. S. President is breaking with tradition and holding a splashy event on Independence Day. Hes ordered tanks across washington. He has dubbed this years fourth of july event a salute to america, but critics are calling this event a tax for america make america great. Mark liver man has more. The president is promising the biggest fireworks ever. All the talk of pomp and circumstance is being marred by scrutiny and controversy. The u. S. Capitol is getting ready for an Independence Day celebration unlike any other. President trumps salute to america will take place this evening on the national mall. Its expected to be a show of strength with the military playing a starring role alongside mr. Trump. Warplanes will conduct a flyover of the capitol joined by aircraft from the president ial fleet. The problem i
A second. But check this out this. Is by daniel byer. Shows water in the pool there right the moment the quake hit. The quake was also caught on video in a newsroom in los angeles. You can see a clock swaying back and forth there. People who felt it says shaking lasted for about 10 seconds. It wasnt really strong. Because one of thing waitresses didnt even feel it. It was smooth. So you didnt panic. No. In fact, a lot of other customers there. Kind of a universal, ooh. It was like it was a ride, you know . And if youre from california, youre kind of used to these things. It was a little disconcerting. But you know, were not used to it. And its just under. Now that were doing fine. The usgs held a press conference just moments ago. Hear what they had to say. We should be expecting lots of aftershocks. And some of them will be bigger than the 3s that we have been having so far. I think the chance of having a magnitude 5, i dont this is an offthetopical cuted thing, probably greater than
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